Four family members die in Indianapolis house fire

(Reuters) - Two children and their parents died and two other
children were critically injured on Saturday in a house fire in
Indianapolis, said a spokeswoman for the Indianapolis Fire
Department.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at the one-story house
shortly after 9 a.m. local time and found the whole family of six
trapped inside, said department spokeswoman Rita Reith. The
victims were pulled out of the house into the front yard where
emergency workers tried to resuscitate them before they were
taken to a hospital, Reith said.

Lionel Guerra, 47, Brandy Mae Guerra, 33, Esteban Guerra, 11, and
Blanquita Guerra, 8 were all pronounced dead at the hospital. The
other two children, ages 6 and 14, are hospitalized in critical
condition, Reith said.

"Area residents were devastated by the loss of life this morning
and many stopped to cry and pray for the family," Reith said in a
news release.

Firefighters got the fire under control in minutes but the house
had heavy interior damage, she said.

"Investigators have only begun to process the scene hoping to
find a cause for this tragedy," Reith said.

(Reporting By Kevin Murphy in Kansas City, Mo,)

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